Angel Fire Lift Ticket Deals

Beware of crowds. We were very disappointed in Angle Fire. My two teens and I have been boarding for 6 years now and have yet to experience such a crowd and long lift lines. We have been to CO and NM but have yet to go to AF so we decided to give it a try. BAD MOVE. In addition to the long lines the first day (12-28-11) there the back lift broke down and caused a severe back up on the front side of the mountain. We were lucky to get 2 runs in in 4 hours on a half day lift ticket. The next 2 days were fun but the lines were still a bit long. The last day (12-31-11) was miserable! Both the front and back lifts were eventually shut down do to high winds. We waited in lines for 3 hours and never got a single run in and they were selling lift tickets right and left knowing the weather conditions were not idea. We cut our vacation a day short and headed home to Houston Texas. There are many places that we will go again but AF is not one of them.

My husband and I had a BLAST!!! We had been watching the weather before opening day and they received quite a bit of new snow but then Monday, December 19th brought that wonderful blizzard. I think they reported 1ft 1/2 of new snow total. I can't remember exactly how much but it was awesome since it helped open up 17 new runs. We made it there even with some road closures and we boarded on the 21st and 22nd. The first day was amazing, sun shining, fresh powder, no lift lines, etc. The second day was great too; cloudy with steady light-medium snow flurries the entire day. We really got the best of both worlds in our little trip. We boarded the back of the mountain (no lift lines) as well as the front (no lines). There were times when we were the only ones on a run for a long time. Just an amazing feeling being able to tear it up without running into anyone. I can't believe how non-busy it was after they got pounded with all of that snow, oh well we enjoyed it! ;) We stayed at the Lodge and all of the staff inside and outside were super nice to us. They always greeted us with a smile as we got on the lifts and asked how our day was going. We even ate at the Legends Grill, Bagel/Coffee shop, Village Haus, etc. We were very pleased with the service, quality, and price. The only negative was the Chile Express Chair Lift. Day one--we rode the the Chile Express 4 times in a row and it wasn't a big deal, however, day two (windy, cloudy, snowing) we rode it only a couple of times before deciding we couldn't do it any longer. It was so cold/uncomfortable/long that we decided to finish our day on the back side of the mountain and would ride down to the front when it was close to 4pm. If they could have somehow made the chair lift faster especially for those colder/snowy days, there would be have been no complaints. All in all, this was a great 2-day trip for us, probably some of the best boarding we have done in a while. The runs were great and we love the layout of the mountain! Couldn't have asked for a better mini-vaca to hold us over until Spring Break when we head to Copper Mountain.

Everything was great until my friend and I decided to get some grub and watch some football at the Legends Grill inside the main resort building. Talk about RIDICULOUSLY POOR SERVICE!! A lady sat down next to us asked for a menu, 20 mins later she ended up going downstairs to get one. Then 30 minutes later she tried to get the bartender's attention (Rob) who responded with a disgusted look and "really?"... then walked away and continued to serve other people. I asked him why he was ignoring her, not to mention me and my friend, for almost 90 minutes and he said that he was over busy (serving the 10 people in the whole place) and that I was cut off and we all needed to leave. We decided to move off the bar and get some food and was denied again by the bartender who some how received the order. I asked for the manager (Luanna) and she came by and said she'd be right there... 30 mins later she finally came over. she said she would talk to the bartender and come back to me.... 1 hour later..... I had to find her and then she stated I was being confrontational and aggressive (meanwhile I had 3 beers in 4 hours). I asked for her boss and she said it was Rob... then i asked who his boss was and she said she was. how does that make any sense?.... not to mention the lady and my friend were denied service and removed also. She walked away but I wasn't satisfied so I decided to loudly talk to everyone in the place about how poor the service was and how everything was being handled. Then, a drunk eomployee called my a deragatory name as i was walking out.... AND THEN the "manager" comes back out and says that this is a family environment and I need to leave. I didn't use a single swear word (suprisingly) the entire time either. oh yeah and they called security. I filed a complaint thru security to hotel management and we watched all the footage on a security camera which showed that not a single person even noticed me until the final 10 feet on my way out. It's been 2 days since I filed my complaint and still have yet to have anyone contact me about it... HORRIBLE...... although, the slopes were decent.... I am determined to do something so please pass this along.

My fiance and I went to Angel Fire to explore possible wedding sites. We are HUGE snowboarders and with there only have been 31" We were both very pleased with the trails that were still open. It was super easy to obtain our tickets. Go straight up to ticket office, there is no specific window you have to go to. This was a totally legit site :)!!!

Great for beginners and to teach kids. Snow is not that good at spring break and a lot of the runs are not open due to lack of snow. Lines are 10-15 min. long to get on lifts. Winter months might be better.

Ski somewhere else. The staff at the resort treated us as if we were a low life relative asking for a handout.. I give it no stars!

Great place for family skiing. Took a 5 & 9 yr old and had a great time. Snow was getting scarce by the end of spring break. After 2:00 expect to pole on most all runs on the front side. We won't go during Spring Break again. Stayed in Eagle Nest at D&D. Worked great have a Kitchenette. We will be going again next year

Good place to ski for beginners, not advanced. Blues are good for beginners but are not tough enough for an advanced skier. Don't go over spring break because snow just isn't very good. If you are an advance skier most of the blacks are not even open due to lack of snow. Long lift lines also.

Yap, I was there on 26th and the mountain was closed due to high winds. That can happen but there were no refunds so total waste. I would spend the extra money and bought ticket at the mountain next time because the saving was actually none. Well, I guess I didn't east $62 but only $48. Most likely not going there again.

Beware the high winds! They shut down the main lift at 2:30 due to high winds on the 23rd of Feb. The boarding was great for the most part, it snowed all morning, so the powder was pretty nice on most of the runs in the morning. The backside of the mountain has some pretty fun runs and the front side is nice up high, but beware as you get down lower it is not as fun for boarders especially because all the runs merge and you have some flat trail-like runs to the end. Overall, it was a great day on the mountain.

Angel Fire was good. A little icy on the back side of the slopes, but all around good.

Just returned last night from our President's Weekend ski trip and it was great. My family loves to ski at Angel Fire - the runs are very beginner friendly (we usually take some first-time skiers with us)and the blues are just challenging enough for us. Some things are simply uncontrollable (weather, wind, etc.) Some places were slushy at first because of unually warm weather, then we had a pretty big snowfall Saturday night and the fresh powder on Sunday was fantastic! Chile Express was closed due to high winds so they shuttled us to the back side. We waited around an hour in line, my only complaint was that they should've had more than 1 bus, but at least they did accommodate us and we had a great day! We give AF top ratings!

Angel Fire is great for beginners and new skiers. The mountain is perfect for learning and increasing skill. However, for the advanced skier, the mountain can get very boring. AF cannot be beat for family skiing though. The lifts are fast and I have never waited longer than 1 minute in line. We haver gone 3 straight years in mid Feb and the snow has been great, lines short, and skiing wonderful.

Only rent your gear for one day and then keep it however long you need it. There is no penalty for doing this way and you don't put your money at risk if your plans change. If you prepay for a multiday rental and have to leave early you will not get a refund!

Myself. Son in law and grandson would like to come inj march. I am nit sure about spring break. We would olike to arrive on Wednesday march 10th and depart march 13 pr 14 . We needs two bedrooms. Anad the resort chose to walk faro u p and down to slopes. We stayed there four hrs ago and all ten loved it. Tool many kids now. Need. Peace.